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Rare massive flowering of Australia's karri trees brings joy to beekeepers

Massive trees, towering over 250 feet, only flower once every 7 to 10 years.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Beekeepers bounce back after act of vandalism

Donations poured in to help save Wild Hill Honey in Iowa, which lost 50 beehives when young vandals toppled them.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Beekeepers preparing for pollination keen to put shocker season behind them

The heat is on beekeepers to deliver healthy hives for pollination this spring and into the summer.




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Honey shortages predicted as beekeepers face worst conditions on record due to bushfires, drought

The honey industry is facing hard times along with other producers, having taken a battering over recent years from the drought and a string of natural disasters.




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The threat of varroa mite is real. But these Australian beekeepers are ready to face it

Australia is the last inhabited continent on Earth that is free of the varroa mite, a parasite which has crippled honey bees everywhere it has taken hold. The threat is real but our beekeepers are preparing to meet it head on.




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The Last Beekeepers of San Antonio Tecómitl, Mexico

What does William Shakespeare have in common with Mexican beekeeper Francisco Lenin Bartolo Reyes? Both men understand the importance of the honey bee, a small but invaluable ally of the human race.




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Delaware beekeepers can join BeeCheck protection program

Delaware beekeepers can now participate in a new online tool to help protect them from pesticides that may drift due to weather or wind.



  • Department of Agriculture

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GMO soybeans are bad for Mexico's beekeepers

Beekeepers in the Yucatan face a threat to their livelihoods as Europe rejects their products for GMO contamination.




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Turkish Beekeepers Abuzz Over Pesticide Concerns

If you ask me, the real "Turkish delight" is served at breakfast time: A square of rich, thick kaymak (clotted cream), topped with fresh-off-the-comb honey (bal).